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Lindsay Clancy true-crime fanatic accused of posting secret recording of Patrick Clancy’s dad

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DeGregory, P. (2026, October 30). Lindsay Clancy true-crime fanatic accused of posting secret recording of Patrick Clancy’s dad. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/30/us-news/lindsay-clancy-fanatic-accused-of-posting-recording-of-patrick-clancys-dad/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-30 · by Priscilla DeGregory

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Shawna Gramkow, a 46-year-old true-crime influencer from Sanford, Florida, has been charged with unlawfully posting a secret recording of Christopher Clancy, the father of Lindsay and Patrick Clancy’s former husband, on her Instagram page. The incident occurred on August 30 when Gramkow allegedly shared an audio clip that included a conversation between Christopher and an unknown caller; the recording was made without Christopher's consent while he was driving. Police were alerted by Christopher after recognizing his voice in the posted audio. Gramkow faces criminal charges in Massachusetts, with her next court appearance scheduled for November 20.
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Shawna Gramkow, a 46-year-old woman from Sanford, Florida, has been charged with unlawful wiretapping for posting a secretly recorded phone call to her Instagram page, saltylunatics, on August 30. The recording involved the father of Patrick Clancy, Christopher Clancy, whose son was previously married to Lindsay Clancy, a true-crime figure who fatally strangled her three young children. Christopher filed a police report on September 7 after recognizing his own voice in the posted audio. According to court papers, the call's content is mostly unintelligible, though Christopher remembers receiving an unknown number call while driving on August 6, during Lindsay Clancy’s ongoing trial. The specifics of who was involved or what exactly was discussed remain unclear.

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Gramkow PERSON · 7× Lindsay PERSON · 5× Patrick PERSON · 4× Clancy PERSON · 3× Christopher PERSON · 2× Patrick Clancy PERSON · 2× Florida GPE · 1× Lindsay Clancy PERSON · 1× Sanford GPE · 1× Shawna Gramkow PERSON · 1×

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Shawna Gramkow, a 46-year-old Sanford, Florida, woman, was hit with one count of unlawful wiretapping for posting the audio of a recording of the father of Clancy’s former husband, Patrick Clancy, to her Instagram page, saltylunatics, on Aug. 30, court papers allege.
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🔮 The court papers did not say who might have been on the other end of the phone at the time, exactly what was said or who recorded it.

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A Lindsay Clancy-obsessed true-crime influencer has been charged with posting a secretly recorded phone call with the killer’s ex-father-in-law on social media. asserted
influencer → obsess → media
Shawna Gramkow, a 46-year-old Sanford, Florida, woman, was hit with one count of unlawful wiretapping for posting the audio of a recording of the father of Clancy’s former husband, Patrick Clancy, to her Instagram page, saltylunatics, on Aug. 30, court papers allege. asserted
papers → hit → Aug.
Patrick Clancy’s dad, Christopher Clancy, filed a police report Sept. 7, after he heard his own voice in the audio recording posted to Gramkow’s page, according to the filing. uncertain
he → file → filing
The court papers did not say who might have been on the other end of the phone at the time, exactly what was said or who recorded it. uncertain
who → say → it
They only said the alleged recording was “mostly unintelligible,” although Christopher “recognized some of his comments as being in regard to his eldest son Brian.” asserted
Christopher → say → son
Christopher, who testified at Lindsay’s trial for fatally strangling her three young kids, said he remembered receiving a call from an unknown number while he was driving Aug. 6 — a time when Clancy’s trial had been under way for weeks. asserted
trial → testify → weeks
“Instead of declining the incoming call; he believes he accidentally answered, creating an open line of communication for the unknown calling party who proceeded to record [Christopher] Clancy’s comments without his knowledge or consent,” the court papers alleged. asserted
papers → decline → knowledge
Gramkow allegedly said in the video post that Lindsay’s lawyer “released Patrick’s phone number and one of y’all decided to give him a call. uncertain
one → say → call
“Now on this particular call, Patrick’s dad was still on the line, he was kind of mumbling still on the phone, I guess he didn’t know that the phone was still going,” she said, court papers claimed. asserted
papers → mumble → phone
The particular post on Gramkow’s page, which has 886 followers and features countless posts with conspiracy theories about Lindsay’s trial, appears to have been removed. asserted
which → have → trial
She has more than 50,000 followers across social-media platforms, according to a report by Fox News. uncertain
She → have → News
Gramkow has been summoned to appear in Scituate criminal court in Massachusetts over the matter Nov. 20, the court papers show. asserted
papers → summon → matter
In a Facebook post, Gramkow alluded to being criminally charged when she said the “allegations are false and easy to prove.” asserted
allegations → allude → post
In another post Oct. 27, she linked to a GoFundMe page and said she needed to take steps “to protect myself right away. asserted
she → link → myself
“Thank you for your support and continued support as we navigate the rough waters,” she wrote. asserted
she → thank → waters
The fundraiser page, which had garnered more than $13,000 as of Friday, said Gramkow needed to seek legal counsel. asserted
Gramkow → garner → counsel
Lindsay Clancy’s trial, which ended with a hung jury Sept. 4, grabbed national attention and set off baseless online conspiracy theories about Patrick Clancy. asserted
which → end → Clancy
At trial, Lindsay was accused of carefully planning and carrying out the killings of her and Patrick’s three kids — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months — on Jan. 24, 2023. asserted
Lindsay → accuse → Jan.
Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, asked a jury to find her not guilty by reason of insanity based on his claim she was in the throes of severe postpartum psychosis and heard a man’s voice commanding her to carry out the slayings and her own botched suicide attempt. uncertain
she → ask → slayings
Prosecutors have said they plan to bring her to trial again, and she is next due in court Monday as both sides continue to battle over whether that will happen. asserted
that → say → court
Patrick divorced Lindsay after her arrest and has since remarried to Rachel Danis, who is pregnant with his child. asserted
who → divorce → child
The Post could not find a working number for Gramkow. uncertain
Post → find → Gramkow
It was not known who might be representing her. uncertain
who → know → her
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